BCTV's Jas Johal is one of a growing number of prominent Asian-Canadians helping change the face of Vancouver's English-language media. Photo by Dan Toulgoet.

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BCTV news reporter Jas Johal is standing inside the Vancouver Public Library concourse on a cold, rainy morning in March.
 

Judge sides with building owners in billboard battle
The giant billboard that sits atop the seven-storey Lee building at Main and Broadway will stay-for now.
 

Maritime Museum narrows choice for new site to three
The Vancouver Maritime Museum has selected three possible sites for its ambitious relocation plan.
 

Feisty mom smacks thief
Victoria Haenel had just tucked in her one-year-old daughter Samantha and was reading to her son, Tyrone, almost four, when she heard an unusual sound in her home office last Wednesday at about 8 p.m.
 

Province wades into concrete plant battle
Only three months after it seemed certain construction on Lafarge Canada Inc.'s concrete batch plant would go ahead on Vancouver's Eastside, opponents are celebrating another delay.
 

Job picture good for UBC grads
On a UBC student and alumni job website last month, 500 jobs were listed-a 30 per cent jump compared to the same period a year earlier.
 

Bikes OK on SkyTrain
After a year-long pilot project, TransLink's board of directors has agreed to allow bicycles on SkyTrains permanently.
 

Sleep expert peddles coffee, advice is free
If you show up early in the morning at next month's Dragon Boat Festival feeling tired, there's a one-stop shop offering advice on how to get a good night's sleep and a cuppa' at the same time.
 

Chinatown finally gets to share SkyTrain billing
TransLink board members might be divided over the RAV line, but on the question of renaming Stadium SkyTrain station, they were unanimous.
 

Fashion designers going to the dogs
Visit any dog park in town and you'll be hard-pressed to find a "Rover" or "Rex" among the cavorting canines.
 

Trip home reveals sad Iraq
Riadh Muslih's family has witnessed two invasions of Iraq over the past year.
 

'Margaret Mead of animal shelters' speaks here May 28
When Spud, an Akita-Shepherd cross, had a run in with a porcupine last week the dog ended up with almost 1,000 quills in her face and body, including three in the eye.
 

Consultant proposes 'cut and cover' Arbutus transit route
A local construction consultant is lobbying municipal engineers to consider a cut and cover rail line down the Arbutus Corridor as an alternative to the failed plan to build a rapid transit tunnel under the Cambie Street corridor.
 

Why go out for lunch?
Imagine a tasty Thai chicken caesar wrap or a roasted veggie wrap delivered fresh to your office at lunchtime for $4.95.